Trousers presser and creaser.



No. 724,198. PATENTBD MAR. s1, 1903..

, E. M. MARTIN. TROUSERS PRBssBR AMD URBASBR.

APPIIOATION FILED SEPT; 25, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

ATTORNEY;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR M. MARTIN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

TROUSERS PRESSER AND CREASER.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,198, dated March 31, 1903.

Application filed September 25,1902. VKSeriall.\Tlo.1Z4,730. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, EDGARgM. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the c'ount'yof Marion lan d-.State ofi Indiana, have invented* new and'useful Improvements in Trousers VPressers and Creasf ers; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being hadltothe accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form va-part of this speciiication.

This invention relates to an improvedl appliance for.hangi`ng,stretching, and pressing trousers and also'for'forming creases at the, front and rear portions thereof atfone and the same operation, the object of the invention being to provide a 'simple and inexpensive combination device of this character that may` be convenient'in use as well as eiective.

With these objectsin viewthe invention consists of a base-board adapted to be hung up and having elastic clamps at the upper and lower portions thereof for holding the tronsers while being adjusted, a hinged presser' board and adjustable fastenings therefor, and

improved forms of elastic clamps; and the invention consists also in the combination -andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter particu-1 larly described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is aperspective view of the appliance shown as hang-l ing on a nail; Fig. 2, a front-elevation view,

with the presser-board swung open on its hinges; Fig. 3, a side elevation view; Fig. 4, a rear elevation View; Fig. 5, a transverse sectional view looking toward" the upper end of the base-board; Fig. 6,a transverse sectional view of the base-board having-improved elastic clamps connected thereto adapted for holding two pairs of trousers; and Fig.^7 ,an elevation view of the lower end of the baseboard, showing the elastic clamps thereon.

In construction Vthe baseboard A, the presser-board B, and the cross bars or battens for the boards are preferablycomposed of wood, as being light and most suitable for the purpose, while the otherparts maybe made of various metals, as may be preferred or found most suitable.

The base-board A has a hanger-head a, having an aperture b to: receive a nail or peg yboard B on its hinge parts.

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whereby to hang up the board against awall or closet-door, and the lower end of the board, which is `broader thanftheupper end,-has a small hole d, ythrougl1` .which a nail or a screw may be inserted4 and driven into the wall or door for steadying the board, if desired.

lCross-bars C C are suitably secured transversely to the back ofthe board A, and hingeplates e are secured tothe ends of the. crossbars, the plates having eyes f, to which screwboltsD D', having eyes g, are pivoted, the bolts 'serving as parts of .thedhinges 'for the board B, and-.coiledsprings'hencircle the the board A andalso prevent looseness of the The screw-bolts are provided with thumb-nuts E (or wingnuts) for adjusting the presser-boardand pro- Thepresser-board B is somewhat shorter than the board A andis equal in width thereto and is provided with cross-bars F F', suitably secured to the front thereof and extending beyond the edges thereof and arranged so as to be opposite to the bars C C. At the ends i of the bars are suitable holes, through which the bolts D D extend, the thumblnuts constantly bearing against the outersi'd es of the bars F F,and, acting against the pressure of the springs h, thus complete the presser-board adjustable hinges.

The opposite endsof the bars F F have slotsj to receive 'the screw-bolts D2 D3, which are pivoted tothe eyes f of the plates e at the ends of the bars C C, opposite tothe ends having the hinge-bolts D D.

The front of the lowerend ofthe baseboard A is provided 4with elastic forspring clamps GjG, extendingfrom opposite edges of the board nearly to the center of its width, the springs having bent ends lc extending over` the edges of the board, to which they are secured.

The board A is provided near the upper portion thereof with one or more elastic clamps extending across theface thereofimmediately above the upper end of the board B. When one clamp only is desired for retaining a single pair of trousers, one end of the clamp H is attached to the board and the opposite end is adapted to be held down by means of a clasp I, connected to the board.

bolts and normally force' the board' B from lOO When two or more clamps are desired to accommodate two or more pairs of trousers, a head J is attached to the board A, and a basebar K, having an integral spring-clamp L, is pivoted thereto, the bar having a clasp I engaging the clamp; also, a base-bar M, having an integral clamp N, is pivoted to the head J above the clamp L, the bar M having also a clasp I engaging the clamp N or adapted to engage the end thereof. A guide O, comprising a pair of ears, is attached to the board A, so that the movable ends of the base-bars and the clamps may enter the guides and be supported thereby.

It will be seen from the foregoing that all parts are connected together so that no part can be misplaced and that no table need be provided upon which to rest the board, the appliance being always hung up out of the way, which is a great advantage in operation. It may be stated that the ends of the crossbars may be faced with thin plates to protect the wood against wear by the nuts.

In practical use the trousers are to be inverted and the lower ends of the legs are to be smoothed out and clamped by means of the elastic clamp or clamps near the upper end of the board A, the trousers depending therefrom and being stretched and arranged somewhat as indicated by the dotted outlines in Fig. 2, they are to be drawn under the clamps G Gr', the board B being open, and the latter may then be closed upon the trousers, the bolts D2 D3 drawn into place, and all of the thumb-nuts tightened. In removing the trousers the reverse operations are required.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new isl. A trousers-presser comprising a baseboard provided with a holding-clamp and clasp therefor near one end of .the board and cooperating therewith, screw-bolts pivoted substantially to the base-board, a presserboard mounted on the screw-bolts and having one end thereof shorter than the corresponding end of the base-board so as to avoid interference with the holding-clamp, thumbnuts on the screw-bolts holding the presserboard thereto, and adjustable clamps connected with the base-board and adapted to cooperate with the presser-board at the sides oppositely to the pivoted screwbolts, the holding-clamp and the presser-board being adapted to operate independently in coperation with the base-board.

2. A trousers-presser comprising a hanging base-board provided with a holding-clamp extending across the upper portion thereof, a clasp connected with the base-board and adapted to engage the holding-clamp, screwbolts pivoted substantially to the base-board, a presser-board mounted on the screw-bolts, thumb-nuts on the screw-bolts holding the presser-board thereto, adjustable clamps connected with the base-board and adapted to engage the presser-board, and a clamp attached to the lower portion of the base-board beyond the end of the presser-board.

3. A trousers-presser comprising a baseboard provided with a clamp extending across one end portion thereof, .a clasp connected to the base-board and adapted to engage the clamp, screw-bolts pivoted substantially to the base-board, coiled springs encircling the screw-bolts, a presser-board bearing against the springs, thumb-nuts on the screw-bolts holding the presser-board-thereto, and adjustable clamps connected to the base-board and adapted toengage the presser-board.

4. A trousers-presser comprising a baseboard provided with a clamp extending across one end portion thereof, a clasp connected with the base-board and adapted to engage the clamp, screw-bolts pivoted substantially to the base-board, a presser-board adjustably mounted on the screw-bolts, thumb-nuts on the screw-bolts holding the presser-board thereto, adjustable clamps connected with the base-board and adapted to engage the presser-board, and elastic clamps att-ached to the edges of the lower end portions of the base-board beyond the presser-board and extending with free ends partially across the base-board.

5. A trousers-presser comprising a baseboard, threaded hinge-bolts pivoted substantially to the base-board, coiled springs encircling the hin ge-bolts, a presser-board mounted on the hinge-bolts against the springs, thumb-nuts on the hinge-bolts holding the presser-board thereto, and adjustable clamps connected with the base-board and adapted to engage the presser-board.

6. A trousers-presser comprising a baseboard having a holding-clamp and clasp therefor near one end thereof and coperating therewith, and a pair of independent clamps near the opposite end of said board and cooperating therewith, whereby to hold and stretch the trousers; a presser-board extending along the base-board substantially from the holdin g-clam p to the pair of clamps, crossbars attached to the boards, hinge-bolts pivoted to a pair of the cross-bars and having coiled springs thereon substantially engaging the presser-board, thumb-nuts on the hingebolts and holding the presser-board adjustably on the hinge-bolts, threaded clampingbolts pivoted to a pair of the cross-bars, and thumb-nuts on the clamping-bolts engaging the opposing cross-bars.

7. In a trousers-presser, the combination of a base-board having a plurality of independent double-bar clamps and clasps therefor near one end thereof and cooperating therewith, clamps near the opposite end of the board and cooperating therewith, cross-bars attached to the board, screw-bolts pivoted to the cross-bars, a presser-board, cross-bars attached to the presser-board cooperating with the screw-bolts, and thumb-nuts on the screw- IOO IIO

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bolts ooperating with the cross-bars for adjusting the presser-board relatively tothe base-board. v

8. In a trousers-presser, the combination of a base-board, a presserboard,screw-bolts pivoted to the base-board and operatively oonnecting with the presser-board, thumb-nuts on the screw bolts eoperating with the presser-board, a pivoting-head and guides attached to the base-board, a plurality of independent clamping devices pivoted to the pivoting-head and comprising each a base-bar having a clasp and a clamp-bar engaged by the clasp, the devices being engaged by the guides.

9. In a trousers presser and-ereaser, the oombin ationof the base-board having the apertured hanger-head, the presser-board, the cross-bars attached to the base-board, the

zo screw-bolts pivoted to said bars, the springs coiled about a pair of said bolts at one side of said base-board, the cross-bars attached to the presser-board and having the slots at one side of the board and also the apertures at the opposite side of the board receiving the screw-bolts that have the springsthereon, the thumb-nuts on the screw-bolts ooperating with the cross-,bars whereby to draw said boards toward one another, a pair of said nuts opposin g said springs, and the clamping devices oonneoted to opposite end portions of said base-board and cooperating therewith beyond the ends of the presser-board.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenoebf two witnesses.

4ED GAR' M. MARTIN.

f Witnesses:

HARRY D. PIERsoN, E. T. SILvIUs. 

